Equity in resource allocation for health: A comparative study of the Ashanti and Northern Regions of Ghana

Health Policy

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 135-148

  Asante, Augustine Danso ^a   Zwi, Anthony Barry ^a   Ho, Maria Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Deprivation; Equity; Ghana; Health sector reform; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; VARIANCE;

GHANA; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 33747339260     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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